The Principal's Blog

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A Gentle Reminder

Dear Parents,

If your child does not take a bus, please send a note into the school letting us know who will be picking him/her up at the 2:00 dismissal.

Thank You in Advance for Your Help : )

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Important Dates

Monday, August 26th: Teachers Return

Tuesday, August 27th: Grades 1-5 Return/K Screening

Wednesday, August 28th: K Screening

Thursday, August 29th: K Orientation

Friday, August 30th: NO SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 2013

Monday, September 2nd: NO SCHOOL/LABOR DAY

Friday, September 6th: First Day of School for K

FAMILY PICNIC & MEET AND GREET with SERENITY & MRS. BENT 5-7

Thursday, September 12th: Picture Day, PTO Meeting 6-7:30

Tuesday, September 24th: NO SCHOOL/STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

Thursday, September 26th: CURRICULUM NIGHT

6-7:30/CHANGE IS SIMPLE TO SPEAK

Bringing a therapeutic service dog into our school community will provide a PRO-ACTIVE approach to addressing many academic challenges, as well as social/emotional concerns. A therapeutic service dog is a creative and "out of the box" way to foster and maintain a positive school culture, engage and challenge students as they learn, and foster self-esteem in order for students to succeed as they continue to develop into life long learners.

Therapeutic service dog at Cove School will also:

foster and encourage empathy, respect & responsibility towards self, and others in ALL students
encourage students to arrive to school on time
support students who struggle with a variety of academic and/or social & emotional challenges
decrease anxiety in those who struggle with academic and social situations
be utilized as a motivator/reward for positive behavior for individual students and classrooms in a number of ways (earning read aloud time with the dog, taking the dog for a walk, throwing ball outside with the dog, being a greeter with dog, etc...)

We are looking forward to the 2013-2014 school year and will see you next week!!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Please take a few minutes to view the videos from the Greater Good Science Center below. Cove School is dedicated to fostering a growth mindset for all children! We look forward to sharing how we will accomplish this throughout the school year. : )

Message From Our Citywide PTO : )

Beverly Bootstraps Backpack Drive

Beverly Citywide PTO is once again assisting in Beverly Bootstraps Backpack Drive. Together, Beverly Bootstraps and the Citywide PTO distribute over 300 backpacks a year!

The Cove School Community has been asked to collect

GLUE STICKS, SCISSORS AND MARKERS.

There will be a collection box in the lobby, and you or your child can deposit any contributions in it.

All donations are appreciated!